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Opening the Door to Access Control in Industrial Facilities

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2022 10:30 pm Categories: Access Control. Tags: Access Control, Antaira Technologies, Henry Martel.

Electronic access control (EAC) systems are often installed at the doors or gates of buildings as part of an overall physical security program. EAC acts as a digital checkpoint, selectively restricting entry to a building or zone only to authorized individuals, therefore adding a critical layer of protection for the people and assets inside. The level of access a person has will vary depending on their security status, or depending on the location they are attempting to enter. EAC will also regulate the times and conditions within which access is allowed.

LiveView Technologies Collaborates with Local Law Enforcement, Government Officials and Retailers to Make Communities Safer

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 3, 2022 10:15 pm Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: Brian Laird, LiveView, Opelika, Ryan Porter, Shane Healey.

LVT

LiveView Technologies announced it is collaborating with the Paducah and Opelika Police Departments, local government and retailers in Paducah, KY and Opelika, AL. The collaboration launches the Alliance of Companies and Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) Taskforce with the mission to improve community safety and reduce organized retail crime one city at a time. Organized retail crime is on the rise and expected to escalate during the holiday season. LVT?s ACCESS Taskforce is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that creates seamless communication and safety orchestration efforts between municipalities, law enforcement and retailers

Liberty Defense Commences Beta Testing at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 3, 2022 9:51 am Categories: Airports / Seaports / Railroads, Corporate News. Tags: Bill Frain, Dwayne Macintosh, HEXWAVE, Liberty Defence, Toronto Airport.

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. announce that beta testing with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) at the Toronto Pearson International Airport (Pearson) has commenced November 1, 2022, and will continue for a period of two weeks. Toronto Pearson is located in Mississauga, west of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It is Canada?s largest airport, the sixth-most-connected airport in the world, and the second-most-connected airport in North America.

3xLOGIC Adds Single Sensor Deployment Option for Gunshot Detection

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 2, 2022 10:59 am Categories: Cloud. Tags: 3xlogic, Bill Hobbs, Gunshot Detection, sensor.

SINGLE SENSOR GUNSHOT DETECTION

3xLOGIC announced a new range of deployment options for users seeking to protect smaller areas in active shooter situations with the new Single Sensor Gunshot Detection solution. 3xLOGIC?s Gunshot Detection devices use patented concussive wave technology to detect the moment at which a gun is fired, and the bullet leaves the chamber. Upon firing, the force of the bullet leaving the chamber creates a concussive wave within a defined frequency range.

New SafeLINC Cloud from Johnson Controls provides real-time fire alarm control unit connectivity

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 2, 2022 10:41 am Categories: Cloud. Tags: fire-alarm, Gryscavage, Johnson Controls, SafeLINC, Tony Gryscavage.

Johnson Controls announces the release of SafeLINC, a cloud-based data-hosting infrastructure that gives users the power to remotely access and gather actionable data from their entire suite of fire alarm control units. SafeLINC provides users with a cloud-connected gateway and a cloud application platform accessible via web browsers and native iOS and Android mobile apps. Together, these components provide facility managers and technicians with real-time life safety infrastructure for faster, more effective emergency response, management capabilities and ongoing maintenance planning.

viisights Showcases Behavioral Recognition Video Analytics for Security, Safety and Environment-Health at Smart City Expo 2022

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 1, 2022 10:10 am Categories: Behavioral Analysis, Video Analytics. Tags: Smart City Expo 2022, video analytics, viisights.

viisights is showcasing their advanced weapons detection, violence detection, threat detection, traffic monitoring, and personal and environmental safety solutions at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022 in Barcelona November 15-17, stand #P2-B157. In addition, viisights CEO Asaf Birenzvieg will be a featured panelist in a Safety and Security conference session on November 15.

TDSi?s Technology Showcase Brings Technical Training to Dubai and Bahrain

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 1, 2022 9:56 am Categories: Certification, Technologies. Tags: John Davies, Phil Tennent, TDSi, Technical Training.

TDSi BringsTraining to Dubai and Bahrain

TDSi met with over 50 new and existing security installers, specifiers, and distributors during its recent Security Technology Showcases in Dubai and Bahrain. Each Security Technology Showcase was a free interactive hands-on session exploring TDSi?s latest Access Control Solutions and featured presentations from Technology Partners including KBC Networks and SimonsVoss. The Security Technology Showcases were headed up by TDSi?s International Business Development Director Phil Tennent,

Dedrone and Johnson Controls Collaborate to Deliver AI/ML-Powered Airspace Security Worldwide

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 1, 2022 8:00 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Ben Wenger, Dedrone, Johnson Controls, Sanjeev Singh.

Dedrone

Dedrone and Johnson Controls has announced a strategic collaboration to address the security threats posed by unauthorized drone activity. As part of the collaboration, Dedrone?s AI/ML driven counter-drone technology will be integrated into Johnson Controls product portfolio via an open Application Programming Interface (API), providing cloud-based airspace security as a service to customers worldwide.?

ShadowDragon and Siren Form Strategic Partnership

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 29, 2022 8:18 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Daniel Clemens, John Randles, ShadowDragon, Siren.

ShadowDragon? announced a strategic partnership with Siren, a Investigative Intelligence analytics. The partnership between the two companies establishes an alignment particularly relevant to law enforcement, national security, and investigative corporate users. ShadowDragon simplifies the complexities of modern investigations that involve multiple online environments. Data sources it can access include news, current affairs, social media, chatrooms, online forums, malware intelligence, and historical datasets. Applications such as SocialNet?, OIMonitor?, and MalNet? are part of the ShadowDragon suite, which extract static and live open source data from global networks.

Wells Fargo and Zelle Network Veteran Lou Anne Alexander Joins iProov Corporate Board

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 27, 2022 5:42 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Andrew Bud, iProov, Veteran Lou Anne Alexander.

iProov announced that Lou Anne Alexander has joined the iProov Corporate Board as a non-executive director. Alexander spent more than 12 years with Early Warning? (EW), a fintech company owned by seven of the largest U.S. banks, where she led the U.S. launch of the Zelle Network? payment service. Alexander most recently served as chief product officer at EW, responsible for all identity verification services for new account openings, as well as a bank-sponsored digital identity service.

Revelstoke Launches Revelstoke Express, A Radically Simple Partner Program

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 27, 2022 5:34 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Claudia Slane, haq Khan, Response, Revelstoke.

Revelstoke

Revelstoke and Response (SOAR) company, launched the Revelstoke Express Partner Program to expand the company’s partnerships with a community of value-added partners, security service providers, and alliance partners. Devoid of complex go-to-market barriers and pages and pages of legalese, Revelstoke designed the Express Partner Program to help Revelstoke partners generate revenue and better serve the needs of their customers.

TRENDnet Releases Industrial Outdoor Gigabit PoE+ Extender, Simultaneously Supports Active and Passive PoE+

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2022 10:39 am Categories: Accreditation. Tags: PoE Extender, trendnet.

PoE+ Extender

TRENDnet has released the 2-Port Industrial Outdoor Gigabit Active/Passive PoE+ Extender, model TI-BEP200. Easily extend up to two PoE+ signals an additional 328 feet for a total PoE distance of 656 feet with this new industrial outdoor gigabit PoE+ extender from TRENDnet. Moreover, daisy chain up to four TI-BEP200 PoE+ outdoor PoE+ extenders together for a total PoE network extension of up to 1,640 feet. This industrial outdoor PoE+ extender conveniently extends a PoE, PoE+ or Passive PoE network connection.

US Joint Counter-drone Office Selects Top Teams for Installation Protection

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2022 10:38 am Categories: Autonomous Security, drones. Tags: Kenneth Geyer, Liteye, OL Greg Soule, SAIC.

U.S. Army’s counter-drone office

Liteye System?s Inc. in partnership with SAIC was recently selected by the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) to provide approved Counter UAS services and hardware to the US Government. Liteye was chosen as an important part of the SAIC team to protect fixed locations under the Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS) model. CaaS is defined as Contractor Owned Government Operated (COGO) or Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) solutions enabling the Department to effectively Detect, Identify, Track and Defeat adversarial UAS? while meeting critical affordability and funding realities.

RealVNC Acquires RPort Remote Management Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 10:49 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Adam Greenwood, RealVNC, RPort, Thorsten Kramm.

RealVNC Acquires RPort

RealVNC acquired RPort, a remote management software that immediately boosts the efficiency of IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The acquisition will enable RealVNC to branch out beyond graphical screen sharing and into remote management. RPort enables users to manage their entire infrastructure via a web browser, the command line, or programmatically through a REST API. This includes inventory management, dynamic device grouping, remote and scheduled script execution, device telemetry and flexible connectivity management.

New Genetec Research Shows Cybersecurity Remains a Top Concern for Physical Security Professionals Worldwide

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 10:25 am Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: Cybersecurity, genetec, physical security.

As cybersecurity awareness month continues to be a focus of discussion in October, new research conducted by Genetec shows that cybersecurity remains a top concern for physical security professionals going into 2023. Based on insights from over 3,700 physical security leaders from around the world, the report revealed that almost half (49%) of the organizations surveyed had activated an improved cybersecurity strategy this year, and more than a third of all respondents (36%) are looking to invest in cybersecurity-related tools to improve their physical security environment in the next 12 months.

Interface Systems enables MOD Pizza to improve security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and subscription costs by over 15%

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 10:07 am Categories: Network, VMS Software. Tags: Interface Systems, MOD Pizza, physical security.

Interface Systems announced that MOD Pizza has chosen Interface to implement a comprehensive upgrade of physical security infrastructure for more than 420 of its company-owned restaurants. By consolidating physical security operations with Interface, MOD Pizza has improved security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and monthly subscription costs by over 15%. With a mission to hire people that have barriers to hiring, including those who were formerly incarcerated, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), and those who have struggled with housing insecurity or are recovering from addiction, MOD Pizza is committed to creating a safe environment

4 Ways Logistics Facilities Can Stay Protected Amid Supply Chain Disruptions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 7:10 am Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: Eric Viletto, Joseph Murphy, Prosegur Security.

Eric Viletto

With the holidays quickly approaching, security threats such as theft, cyber attacks, and workplace violence are becoming more prevalent for logistics facilities. In addition to these security challenges, the global supply chain continues to experience significant strain caused by the pandemic, which will result in even more challenges for these facilities during the upcoming holiday season. According to Accenture, 94 percent of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic, and 75 percent of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruptions.

i-PRO Americas Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in the US

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 6:38 am Categories: Certification, Corporate News. Tags: Bill Brennan, Dayanna Nunez, i-PRO, Sarah Lewis-Kulin.

i-PRO announce that it has been Certified? by Great Place to Work?. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at i-PRO Americas. This year, 87% of i-PRO Americas? employees said it?s a great place to work compared with just 57% for the average U.S. company. Great Place to Work? is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

ALCEA acquisition to complement ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions? critical infrastructure offering

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 6:30 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: ALCEA, assa abloy, Bruno Alsina, Dominique Jardin, Jorma Issakainen.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions announced that French-based ALCEA (SAS), whose acquisition was made known in August this year, will be merged into Global Solutions? Critical Infrastructure business. ALCEA has a strong focus on access control and relevant vertical markets. The parties will present their combined offering at the Expoprotection trade show in Paris, 15?17 November. ALCEA?s has a turnover of approximately 20 million euros. The company is well established in the French-speaking market, in addition to France, also in South America.

Allied Universal Announces Acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 24, 2022 11:01 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Allied Universal, Marty Stein, Security & Staffing, Steve Jones.

Allied Universal

Allied Universal is continuing its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing based in Orlando, Fla. Century Event Security & Staffing provides comprehensive security and event services in Las Vegas and Orlando, two of the nation?s top exhibition industry cities. This acquisition increases Allied Universal?s ability to staff major events in these popular event destination locations with access to several thousand employees.